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Zafarinas (1995)

Zafarinas (1995), directed by Pedro Olea, starring Jorge Sanz and María Barranco.

04/20/1995 BR Thriller 1h 26m

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International Award Winning Actor Jorge Sanz, star of the Academy Award© winning picture, "Belle Epoque", stars in this action packed film in which a corporal of the guard is teamed with a young prisoner to solve the strange killings that have occurred in the walled city of Zafarinas. The young team finds themselves plunged into a world of drugs, deceit and passion where they find that all is not what it seems.

  • Paco FemeníaCinematography
  • Pedro OleaDirector, Writer
  • José SalcedoEditing
  • Fernando LalanaWriter

About the film

You Shall Die in Chafarinas (Spanish: Morirás en Chafarinas) is a 1995 crime thriller film directed by Pedro Olea. It is based on the novel Morirás en Chafarinas by Fernando Lalana. It stars Jorge Sanz and María Barranco alongside Óscar Ladoire and Javier Albalá.

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You Shall Die in Chafarinas (Spanish: Morirás en Chafarinas) is a 1995 crime thriller film directed by Pedro Olea. It is based on the novel Morirás en Chafarinas by Fernando Lalana. It stars Jorge Sanz and María Barranco alongside Óscar Ladoire and Javier Albalá.

Plot

Featuring the backdrop of military conscription and set in a military barracks in Melilla, the plot touches themes such as the suicide of conscripts and substance consumption. Two begrudging privates (Jaime and Cidraque) see themselves forced to act as casual investigators in the wake of series of deaths in the barracks (two deaths from overdose and the ensuing killing of a homosexual conscript).

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Production

Based on the 1990 novel Morirás en Chafarinas by Fernando Lalana, the screenplay was penned by Pedro Olea and Francisco Lalana. The film is an Altube Filmeak SL production, with the participation of TVE. Shooting locations included a barracks in Aranjuez, Community of Madrid.

Release

Distributed by Columbia Tri-Star Films de España, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 21 April 1995.

Reception

Casimiro Torreiro of El País assessed that, while the script apparently features seemingly everything to be functional for an entertaining narration, the writing "lacks work to polish the details", concluding that "no one will be able to say that [the film] is not a well shot and interpreted film. But that alone is not enough to achieve a satisfactory product."

See also

List of Spanish films of 1995

References

Text from You Shall Die in Chafarinas on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Shall_Die_in_Chafarinas

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  • Morirás en Chafarinas

Filming locations

  • La Fabriquilla
  • Melilla

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What is Zafarinas about?

Zafarinas: International Award Winning Actor Jorge Sanz, star of the Academy Award© winning picture, "Belle Epoque", stars in this action packed film in which a corporal of the guard is teamed with a young prisoner to solve the strange killings that have occurred in the walled city of Zafarinas. The young team finds themselves p…

Who directed Zafarinas?

Zafarinas was directed by Pedro Olea in 1995.

Who stars in Zafarinas?

The cast of Zafarinas includes Jorge Sanz, María Barranco, Óscar Ladoire, Javier Albalá and Esperanza Campuzano.

How long is Zafarinas?

Zafarinas runs for 86 minutes, or 1h26.

What is Zafarinas based on?

Zafarinas is based on Morirás en Chafarinas.

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